The false ceiling in the former rail station ticket office has finally been taken down after months of patient waiting by regulars.

And now they can’t wait for the rest of the work to begin which will see a huge side area brought into use, the serving of meals for the first time and a longed for rehabilitation of the toilets since the year Margaret Thatcher came to power in 1979.

In addition the bar will be moved back a small amount and a pillar removed.

Solicitor-turned-landlord Bruce Travis, who has run the pub for the past 10 years, says he is delighted to see the ceiling come down and for regulars to get their first glimpse of the superb coving which adorns the ceiling.